Bracket or holder for shelves



Ap 1954 E. s. JACOBSEN 2,675,934

BRACKET OR HOLDER FOR SHELVES Original Filed Sept. 9, 1948 ATTO/PA/f) Patented Apr. 20, 1954 BRACKET .ORMHOLDEREOR. SHELVES. l,

Sever-in :Ja'cobsen, Haugesundf Norway; assignorrtoeNorskr Speilfabrikk- & Glassliperi 1 S,'Bergen;;Nonway 6-?Claims-m. (Cl- 248- 2493:

The "present invention relates to an improved bracket for a shelf orthelike particularly adapt able foruse in' bathrooms orth".=,---lil':e:

Thisapplication is a division of my application; Serial No. 48-;499,=' filed September-- 9; 1948; now abandoned; 7

It is important in abracket of this type that: it' be attractive and sturdy as well "as easily installed in position as,- in' manycases; thebrackets are installed by unskil1ed-labor-as accessoriesafter a-building has -been--complete'd.' The bracket is generally used to support a shelf made of glass OI'DOI'OQIaiII'J Heretofore; in manyinstances,---such bracketshave been* cast" of solidmetal: stamped outof sheet metah or bent toa r finished form fromsheet metal strips. In the latter case the" various strips often-aresoldered together toforma supporting bracket for-the shelf; Accordingly; such brackets-often have been diffi'c'ulttd fabricate.=

An object of the 'present'invention is to pro vide a bracket for supporting a' glass=shelf' orthe like which may 'be rigidly- -made of awire structure formed from a single length of metal wireor light-weight bar."

Another obj ect -of the present invention" is to provide an improvedrbracket fora shelf inwh-ich thebracket is also adaptable to support a mirror:

Stillanother object 'of--- the invention is to pro a vide an 1 improved bracket which is simple and economical in manufacture easy' tOJiIIStELI-Ij and durable in use In accordance with ther: invention, the fOl'E-v going objects are: accomplished .by providing-abracket? for supporting ;a;-shel-f in rwhichfaasingle length pf: comparatively .-stifi:.wire*is -bent;torform two substantially 1 parallel loops; eachc-rhaving at least two: legs; oneelegz ofteach; locprbeing bent; outwardly-toformra supportinglarmiorrthesshelf;

the tips of the supportiz-ig; arms.-:-beingv bentupe wardly to form shelf retaining ends. Fastening means: areprovided fon-attachingathe-braeket' to a supportingtsurfaceu.

In accordance with'a preferred'embodiment of the invention the wire structure is adaptedto be formed so as to provide a-railing along the-outer edges of aglass shelf-soasto prevent articles from slipping off fromthe-edgeofthe shelf;

Another feature ofthe invention is-the'pro- 2 show, by way of example, embodiments orthe inventiom- In the drawings Figure '1 is a perspective viewof a bracket con structed'ln' accordance with the invention in which the wire structure provides a. railing for the=shelf andin which the supportingloops-are upwardly turned seats to providea support for a-mirror;

Figure 2 is a side view of the bracket shown in Figure '1.

Figure'3 is a detailed perspective-view -showing the mirror-holder which-acts withthe mirror to reinforce the wire structure;

Figure 4 isa fragmentary view corresponding to a'portion-of Fig; 1,'showing a modification.

In. Figure 5 .there is; shown ;a.me.tal wireor bar. 20l,ha.ving .an. intermediateportion.2G2 forming, a, frontrailing for. the shelf. andv having ends 20.3.1and..20.4 turned .rearwardly to. provide... railings -for. the. ends. of .theshelf, I. In this embodiment of the inventionloopsZllS. and .206 are turned upwardly. andsupporting arms20'l and Z08'are formedby. turning. the. free ends of the loops outwardly. The supporting arms are provided with upwardly turned tips to form. shelf retaining means. 209 and 2 I.0. The bracket may be. secured against. a ,supportingsurface by a pair of. sleeve. members 2 Land M9 havingtheir lower ends aperturedto receive fasteningscrews 22.0 and 22 l The. upper ends of the sleeve mem-. bersare formed .,.with a. channel cross-sectional shape and are positioned so that the open sides of the channels. face inwardly thus forminga pair of longitudinally extending slots adapted to receive reinforcing means 222'whichmay be providedwith a mirror surface. a

If desired, the sleeve members 218. and .219 may be made of sheet metal, .the lower portions of each having an extension 223..whichl may be. formed .to close the. open sideof the bottom. end of the sleeve. When' the bracket is installed in position against a supporting surface and the sleeve members 2i8'and 2l9'are held .in spaced relationshipby the reinforcing means 222' the rigidity ofthe structureis increased as the .tops of the loops are restrained from aninward movement under the stress of the, shelf load onthe supporting arms 20'! jand.208.

In the. eventa mirrored surface is used on the reinforcement meansfor. holding. the upper ends of the sleeve members inspaced relationship, the mirrormay .be easily removed for cleaning, by

. sliding it upwardly and'removing it from the slots in the sleeve members;

In Fig. 4 there is shown a modification in which the portion of the metal wire or bar 2M that forms the railing 203 at the end of the shelf is bent to provide one or more loops 225 for receiving tooth brushes or other articles.

While the invention has been described and illustrated with reference to specific embodiments thereof it will be understood that still other embodiments may be resorted to without departing from the invention.

Furthermore, while the various embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated as being applicable to be installed on fiat supporting surfaces, it is obvious that slight modifications of the constructions might be made to adapt their use on curved surfaces, such as pillars or the like. Therefore, the form of the invention set out above should be considered as illustrative and not as limiting the scope of the following claims.

- I claim:

1. A bracket for use in supporting a shelf comprising a structure formed from a length of wire having intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion adapted to provide a front railing for the shelf, the end portions turned rearwardly from the intermediate portion to form end railings for the shelf, each of the end portions turned upwardly and thence downwardly to form a pair of upwardly extending loops, the free end of one leg of each of the loops being turned at a substantially right angle with respect to said leg so as to extend forwardly at a level below that of said railings to form supporting arms for the shelf, and the outer end of at least one of the supporting arms being turned upwardly to form retaining means for the shelf.

2. A bracket for use in supporting a shelfcomprising a structure formed from a length of wire having intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion adapted to provide a front railing for the shelf, the end portions turned rearwardly from the intermediate portion to form end railings for the shelf, each of the end portions turned upwardly and thence downwardly to form a pair of upwardly extending loops, the free ends of the loops being bent at approximately right angles so as to extend forwardly and inwardly toward one another at a level below that of the railings to form supporting arms for the shelf, the outer end of at least one of the supporting arms being turned upwardly to form retaining means for the shelf, and at least one of the end railings being formed with an approximately horizontal outwardly projecting loop adapted to support an article beside the shelf.

3. A bracket for use in supporting a shelf comprising a structure formed from a length of wire having intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion adapted to provide a front railing for the shelf, the end portions turned rearwardly from the intermediate portion to form end railings for the shelf, each of the end portions turned upwardly and thence downwardly to form a pair of upwardly extending loops, the free ends of the loops being bent at approximately right angles so as to extend forwardly and inwardly toward one another at a level below that of the railings to form supporting arms for the shelf, the outer end of at least one of the supporting arms being turned upwardly to form re.- taining means for the shelf, and at least one of the end railings being formed with an approximately horizontal outwardly projecting loop adapted to support an article beside the shelf.

4. A bracket for use in supporting a shelf comprising a structure formed from a length of wire having intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion adapted to provide a front railing for the shelf, the end portions turned rearwardly from the intermediate portion to form end railings for the shelf, each of the end portions turned upwardly and thence downwardly to form a pair of upwardly extending loops, the free ends of the loops being bent at approximately right angles so as to extend forwardly and inwardly toward one another at a level below that of the railings to form supporting arms for the shelf, the outer end of at least one of the supporting arms being turned upwardly to form retaining means for the shelf, a pair of vertical sleevemembers each adapted to receive one of the loops, and a reinforcing member interposed between the sleeve members to prevent the legs of the loops from spreading.

5. A bracket for use in supporting a shelf comprising a structure formed from a length of wire having intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion adapted to provide a front railing for the shelf, the end portions turned rearwardly from the intermediate portion to form end railings for the shelf, each of the end portions turned upwardly and thence downwardly to form a pair of upwardly extending loops, the free ends of the loops being bent at approximately right angles so as to extend forwardly underneath the shelf to form supporting arms for the shelf, the outer end of at least one of the supporting arms being turned upwardly to form retaining means for the shelf, a pair of vertical sleeve members adapted to receive said loops the upper portions of the sleeve members being formed of channel cross'section providing longitudinally extending slots, and a reinforcing member positioned in the slots so that the loops are restrained against an inward twisting motion resulting from a load on'the shelf.

6. A bracket for supporting a shelf on a vertical surface, said bracket being formed of a single length of wire bent to provide the following portions, starting from the middle of said length of wire and proceeding toward both ends, a central horizontal portion providing a front railing for the shelf, rearwardly extending horizontal portions providing end railings for the shelf, portions extending approximately vertically and then doubled back on themselves to form hairpin loops disposed in a vertical plane parallel to said vertical surface, and end portions extending forwardly from said vertical plane and lying in a horizontal plane below said railing portions, said end portions forming supporting arms for the shelf, the outer end of at least one of said supporting arms being turned upwardly to form retaining means for said shelf.

References Cited" in the file of this" patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 936,061 Walden Oct. 5, 1909 1,196,085 Cole Aug. 29,-1916 1,416,143 Wagner May 16, 1922 2,495,514 Eisenberg Jan. 24, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 133,098 Austria Apr. 25, 1933 168,082 Switzerland June 1, 1934 592,819 France Aug. 11, 1925 

